Automobile.



U. B; KING.

AUTOMOBILE.

APPLIGATION IILEI) FEB. 28, 1912.

Patented Nov. 3, 1914.

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C. B. KING. AUTOMOBILE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB.28, 1912.

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ORNEY.

GHARLES'B. KING, 015 DETROIT,

KING MOTOR CAR COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF MICHIGAN.

AUTOMOBILE.

intense.

Application filed February 28, 1912. Serial No. 680,473.

To all whom it may concern:

- Be it known that I, CHARLES B. KING, a citizen of the United States,residing at Detroit, county of Wayne, State of Michi-.

gan, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Automobiles,and declare the following to be. a full, clear, and exact description ofthe same, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itpertains.

to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to automobiles and an object of my improvements isto provide an improved running gear for an automobile.

It is desirable in automobiles to provide an elasticsupport for thechassis upon the rear axle that shall admit of the greatest freedom ofvertical motion while at the same time providing against thedisplacement horizontally of the axle relative to the chassis.

An object of my invention is, to secure greater freedom of verticalmotion while p o iding improved means. for p e g the undesirabledisplacement of the axle relative to the chassis or frame.

I secure this object in the device illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, 1n which,

Figure 1, is a plan'view of so much of the rear portion of an automobileembodylng my invention as is necessary to illustrate the same. Fig. 2,is a side view of the apparatus of Fig. 1, the wheel being outline. Fig.3, is a' detail view showing an elevation of the attachment for the rearend of the spring. Fig. is a side view of the apparatus shown in Fig.3.Fig. 5, is a perspective view of the attachment for the intermediateportion of the spring. Fig. 6,

. is a detail sectional'view of the attachment for the front portion ofthe spring.

A, A is the frame of an automobile and B, is the rear axle. a

C, C are the driving wheels upon the rear axle. I

D, is a tubular casing for the transmission shaft. E,-E are bracesextending from to-" ward the ends of the rear axle B, wherethey arepivotally attached and joined to the tobular casing D toward theendjremote from the axle B. Said casing and brace rods are secured atthe point F to the cross piece 7 Specification of Letters Pat-tint.

shown in to the lugs J J Patented Nov. 3, 1914..

of the frame A A and are provided at this point with a universalcoupling.

G, G are the springs. Each of these springs is secured by clips H (Fig.5) to a plate H which plate is pivotally secured to a slde piece of theframe A by a bolt H thus constituting a pivoted coupling H for theintermediate portion of the spring. The rear end of each of the springsG, G is se cured above the axle B. by lugs J J and a bolt J passingthrough eyes in the lugs J J and through an eye in the end of thespring.

The lugs J J rise vertically from the upper half of a cylindricalcoupling J. This coupling is divided into two halves j j which fit overthe axle and are secured together by ears and bolts 7' By thisconstruction the rear end of the spring is firmly secured to the axle soas to permit of a slight movement forward and back relative thereto, asindicated at Fig. 2. The lugs J J extend upward on each side of the endof the spring so as to prevent motion of the spr n late ally. Thecylindrical coupling J firms a broad support upon the axle. v

I, I are metal pieces bolted to the sides of the sides pieces A A of theframe and extending laterally therefrom. Each of the pieces I is hollowand is provided with a slot 6 extending horizontally inward from towardtherear of the vehicle. The forward end of each of the springs G entersthe notch I and rests upon the lower wall of saidv notch while the sides'of the spring bear against the sides of said notch. A portion of eachof the springs G which extends backward from the pivoted coupling H islonger than the portion 9 extending forward from said support. The lowerwalls of the notches i 11 support the ends of the spring so as to permita small forward and backward mo tion and the prevent the motion of. saidsprings at this end in a direction lateral to the vehicle. It will benoticed that a slight forward and backward movement is provided for eachend of each of the springs and the spring is pivoted at each of itsthree points of attachment. By this construction the springs are free intheir action in a vertical direction and a'strong construction isprovided for preventing lateral motion. The rear ends of the sprlngsbeing pivoted vertically above the axis about wh1ch they turn, said lugsare turned MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR, IBY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, no

side walls of said notches by the movement of the spring into positionto facilitate such movement.

What I claim is 1. In an automobile, the combination of a frame, a rearaxle, a part rigidly secured to said rear axle and extending forwardlyand upwardly, said part being secured at its forward end to the frame bya universal joint, and a cantaliver spring secured to said frame towardthe center of said spring, one end of said spring being secured to theframe and the other end to said axle, said part being adapted to preventrelative motion of said axle and frame longitudinally of the latter andto leave relative motion in a direction at right angles theretounrestrained.

2. In an automobile, the combination of a frame, a rear axle, a partrigidly secured to said rear axle and ext-ending forwardly and upwardly,said part being secured at its forward end to the frame by a universaljoint, and a cantaliver spring secured to said frame toward the centerof said spring, one end of said spring being secured to said frame by ajoint permitting free motion thereof longitudinal to said frame, and theother end of said spring being secured to the axle by a joint permittinga free movement thereof longitudinal of said frame, said part beingadapted to prevent relative motion of said axle and frame longitudinallyof the latter and to leave relative motion in a direction at rightangles thereto unrestrained.

3. In an automobile, the combination of the axle B, the frame A, aspring G pivoted intermediate its ends to said frame, a fastening Jpivoted on said axle and having lugs j extending on opposite sides ofthe end of the spring, one end of said spring being pivoted to saidlugs, the part I extending from said frame and having a slot 2' thereinthe other end of said spring extending into said slot, substantially asand for the pur-- pose described. A

4. In an automobile, the combination of a frame, a rear axle, a partrigidly secured to said rear axle and extending forwardly and upwardly,forward end to the frame by a universal joint, and a cantaliver sprinsecured to said frame toward the center of said spring, one end of saidspring being secured to said frame and the other end of said springbeing secured to said axle by aflexible joint, said part being adaptedto prevent relative motion of said axle and frame longitudinally of thelatter and to leave relative motion in a direction at right anglesthereto unrestrained, the points at which said spring is secured beingapproximately in line with each other. I

In testimony whereof, I sign this specifi cation in the presence of twowitnesses.

CHARLES B. KING. Witnesses:

PAUL A. R'Knonsme, AGNES M. HIPxms,

said part being secured at its

